grandmothers

Noun

grandmother (plural grandmothers)

1. A mother of someone's parent.
   • "It's a nightingale floor," our grandmother told us. "It warns us of thieves in the night."2018, Michael Ondaatje, Warlight, →ISBN, page 13
2. A female ancestor or progenitor.
   • […] man may admit that his grandfathers and grandmothers were mon[keys a]nd monkeyesses if he want^([sic]) to; that is his privilege.1923 May 17, “ […] Advertiser and Mr. Bryan”, in The Progressive Age, Scottsboro, Ala.: James S. Benson, page [4]
3. In Amazonian shamanism and related contexts, a reverential name for the ayahuasca vine or brew, symbolizing its role as a wise, guiding spirit.
   • "Enter ayahuasca, the mystical grandmother of the psychedelic family, a beacon of profound spiritual experiences"2025, AJ Murillo, The Beginner's Guide to Ego Death Expand Your Mind Through Psychedelic Exploration, →ISBN, page 125